Does Topher Grace provide free and open elections?
... to myself and to others to at least write online with some amount of regularity, like a literary e-bran muffin. I write to strive to think to complete. Not necessarily in that order, however.
For a while now, I've been thinking about continuing a version of the former Quick Takes column by Zay N. Smith in the Chicago Sun-Times (and yes, he's printed some of my suggestions before. Woo!). The column was a funny take on current events, spliced bits of helpful and/or random trivia. The humor was spot on, the brief news bulletins were full of perspective, and the tidbits were very much engaging. But most of all, in my ADD-riddled mind, the delivery was often key to its charm and wit.
If I continue in Smith's style, that means I would have to practice quite a bit with each and every category that Smith used. While I'm poor at starting good habits, I'm open to the idea of taking it slow with perhaps just one category at a time. I wish there was a QT archive on the Sun-Times' website for the sake of reference. Additionally, I can't use the QT name, since it's been (I guess) retired and I really should forge my own identity anyway.
For the sake of practice...
From the Archive of Knowledge:
-KFC is the most requested final meal of death-row inmates
-A lone, common house cat rendered the entire Stephen Island Wren species extinct
-Actor Topher Grace is exactly one year older than the island nation of Kiribati
-Hijinks is the only word in the English language with three consecutive dotted letters
Also, a special congratulations to Savanady and Matt on their wonderful marriage. Though I've signed the guestbook, danced with the bride, shook the groom's hand, and bought a gift, is it still possible to give my blessings to the happy couple through an electronic format? If not, I will be more than happy to do so in person after the honeymoon. There's no such thing as having too many well wishes, after all.
For a while now, I've been thinking about continuing a version of the former Quick Takes column by Zay N. Smith in the Chicago Sun-Times (and yes, he's printed some of my suggestions before. Woo!). The column was a funny take on current events, spliced bits of helpful and/or random trivia. The humor was spot on, the brief news bulletins were full of perspective, and the tidbits were very much engaging. But most of all, in my ADD-riddled mind, the delivery was often key to its charm and wit.
If I continue in Smith's style, that means I would have to practice quite a bit with each and every category that Smith used. While I'm poor at starting good habits, I'm open to the idea of taking it slow with perhaps just one category at a time. I wish there was a QT archive on the Sun-Times' website for the sake of reference. Additionally, I can't use the QT name, since it's been (I guess) retired and I really should forge my own identity anyway.
For the sake of practice...
From the Archive of Knowledge:
-KFC is the most requested final meal of death-row inmates
-A lone, common house cat rendered the entire Stephen Island Wren species extinct
-Actor Topher Grace is exactly one year older than the island nation of Kiribati
-Hijinks is the only word in the English language with three consecutive dotted letters
Also, a special congratulations to Savanady and Matt on their wonderful marriage. Though I've signed the guestbook, danced with the bride, shook the groom's hand, and bought a gift, is it still possible to give my blessings to the happy couple through an electronic format? If not, I will be more than happy to do so in person after the honeymoon. There's no such thing as having too many well wishes, after all.
OMG YOU KNOW SAVANADY!! I HAVEN'T SEEN HER IN YEARS SINCE CHEMISTRY 114!! WHAT A SMALL WORLD.
ReplyDeleteShe was my orientation buddy! That's right, when I was surrounded by strangers before freshman year, she was my bodyguard. If only she were around whenever you growled at me in French...
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